CLASSICAL BALLET BUN

Click here for a Houston Ballet Youtube tutorial on making a perfect bun with 3 different hair textures.

Placement is at the crown of the head (where the whorl is). If the bun can support a book on top of the head it’s in the right place.
 If your dancer has short hair, make 2 little ponytails in back and next to each other and pin together, add hairnet, pin some more. It will be a low bun, but the dancer’s neck and face will be exposed.
Please do not use “bun donuts” or crocheted hairnets in various colors. Most Ballet dancers will have a hair accessory for their costume and that should be the only ornamentation in the hair.
Items needed to make a bun:
1) water spray bottle
2) bristle brush (not the ones with the balls on the ends)
3) ponytail holder
4)  a whole package of pins to make sure you have enough.
5) mesh hairnet in color close to hair color
6) gel and hairspray
PRO TIP: dirty hair holds a bun better!
HIGH PONYTAIL
If your dancer is required to have a high ponytail, follow the same instructions as the bun video and then stop after the ponytail is complete.
Items needed to make a high ponytail:
1) water spray bottle
2) bristle brush (not the ones with the balls on the ends)
3) ponytail holder
4)  gel and hairspray
5) pin bangs and stray hairs in X pattern together for extra hold
If your dancer is required to have a high ponytail, make sure that all stray hairs are pinned and sprayed.
PRO TIP: criss cross bobby pins to really hold those wisps!
LOW PONYTAIL
Items needed to make a low ponytail:
1) water spray bottle
2) bristle brush (not the ones with the balls on the ends)
3) ponytail holder
4)  gel and hairspray
5) pin bangs and stray hairs in X pattern together for extra hold
If your dancer is required to have a low ponytail at the nape of the neck, make sure that all stray hairs are pinned and sprayed.
PRO TIP: make sure you have a tight ponytail or use 2 ponytail holders so low ponys dont slip out!
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